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Enrollment
491
Elementary
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANDOLPH TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341365004492
Ironia School
303 DOVER CHESTER ROAD, RANDOLPH, NJ 07869 · (973) 584-8588 · Morris County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
53 students
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Randolph Township School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
64.9%
NJ avg 53.1% . +8.7pp since 2023
Math
55.8%
NJ avg 41.6% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.9% | 55.8% |
| 2023-24 | 56.2% | 54.9% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ironia School
Ironia School's state test result (53.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ironia School this school | 491 | 10.8% | 53.6% |
| Center Grove School RANDOLPH | 542 | 10.1% | 69.5% |
| Lincoln School RUTHERFORD | 500 | 7.4% | 77.6% |
| Richard L Rice School MARLTON | 492 | 7.7% | 44.7% |
| Central Avenue School MADISON | 492 | 7.9% | 72.0% |
| Watchung Elementary School MONTCLAIR | 406 | 9.1% | 65.9% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ironia School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #452 of 1,290 | #55 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #484 of 1,319 ▼ 14 | #55 of 77 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #386 of 1,319 ▲ 165 | #50 of 77 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #428 of 1,562 | #12 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #779 of 1,390 | #67 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #613 of 1,392 | #34 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.8% | #1,230 of 1,481 | #49 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.9% | #282 of 545 | #25 of 40 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
491
+55 (+13%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 487
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 491 | 42.3 | 11.6:1 | 11% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 37.8 | 13.2:1 | 8% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 38.8 | 12.3:1 | 4% (21) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 37 | 11.8:1 | 5% (20) |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 35.8 | 12.6:1 | 5% (22) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 37 | 12.1:1 | 8% (34) |
| 2010-11 | 597 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 2% (11) |
| 2000-01 | 688 | 39 | 17.6:1 | 1% (4) |
| 1990-91 | 487 | 27 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ironia School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (451 to 491); teachers up 18% (35.8 to 42.3).
About Ironia School
A mid-sized elementary school in RANDOLPH, New Jersey, Ironia School is part of Randolph Township School District. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 491 students. It has 21% more students than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey (about 405).
Ironia School is part of a district of 6 schools: Randolph Township School District, with 4,223 students.
At Ironia School, 61% of students are White. After that, the student body is 21% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 4% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ironia School scores 57%.
Classroom staffing at Ironia School totals 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.6:1. That is in line with the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Federal data show 11% of students (53) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Ironia School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 44% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 60.3% at Ironia School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.6%.
The school is in Morris County, where median household income comes to about $137,326, roughly 58% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Morris County's 156 public schools enroll about 72,239 students and include Ironia School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Eisenhower Middle School, is about 2.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Ironia School is 4th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 13%, from 436 to 491.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Ironia School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Morris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
514,528
Census ACS
Median income
$137,326
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
72,239 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Randolph Township School District
- Randolph High SchoolHigh · 1,275 students
- Randolph Middle SchoolMiddle · 959 students
- Center Grove SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Shongum SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Fernbrook SchoolElementary · 474 students
Other schools in RANDOLPH
- Randolph High SchoolHigh · 1,275 students
- Randolph Middle SchoolMiddle · 959 students
- Center Grove SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Shongum SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Fernbrook SchoolElementary · 474 students
Nearby schools
- Eisenhower Middle School2.2 mi · 531
- Center Grove School2.3 mi · 542
- Athletic Training and Physical Therapy2.4 mi · 62
- Roxbury High School2.4 mi · 1,179
- Kennedy Elementary School2.5 mi · 277
- Randolph High School2.5 mi · 1,275
Frequently asked questions
About Ironia SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ironia School?
Ironia School enrolls approximately 491 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Ironia School serve?
Ironia School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Ironia School have?
Ironia School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Ironia School?
Student demographics at Ironia School are roughly 61% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Ironia School in?
Ironia School is part of Randolph Township School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.